Eyeglass attachment.



No. 825,789. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906 H. B. WOOD.

EYEGIIASS ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.15, 1905.

ITED STATES HORACE B. \VOOD, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

EYEGLASS ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10,1906.

Application filed November 15,1905. Serial No. 287.506.

To all 2072 0771, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORACE B. Woon, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEyeglass Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in eyeglass attachments, and isespecially designed to provide the nose-piece with a cushion memberadapted to flexibly but firmly engage the nose of the wearer, wherebythe eyeglasses are securely but comfortably held thereon.

To this end the invention consists in providing the nose-pieces with acasing of elastic material, said casing having a central aperturethrough which the nose-piece is inserted into the casing and the casingstretched thereover.

To more fully describe the invention, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, illustrating a practical application of the same,in which like numerals desi nate the same parts in the several views,and in which Figure 1 is aperspective View of a portion of an eyeglasswith my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalsection through the elastic casing, a nose-piece being shown fittedtherein, the position of the free end of the casing before finallystretching the same over the nose-piece being shown in dotted lines.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through a modified form of casing andshowing the same applied to a nosepiece.

In illustrating the invention there is shown a nose-piece as commonlyconstructed, comprising the arm 1, adapted to be secured to theeyeglass-frame, said arm terminating in the elongated contact-piecehaving the oppositely-disposed ends 2 and 3.

4 is a casing of flexible material, preferably molded rubber, formed insizes to normally fit over the contact member of the nosepiece. As shownin Figs. 1 and 2, this casing 4 is closed at its ends and is providedcentrally with an aperture 5, which aperture or opening being formed bymolding will prevent the rubber from tearing or ripping as the coveringor casing is being stretched into position on the nosepiece.

In Fig. 3 is 'shown a slight modification wherein the casing 4 is formedfrom a tube of rubber, the ends of which are left open. This form issimilarly provided with an aperture 5 The operation of fitting therubber casing over the nose-piece is apparent from Fig. 2, but might bebriefly described as follows: For instance, the end 2 of the contactmember is inserted into the opening 5 and forced down into the casinguntil the arm 1 is reached. The other or free end of the casing will nowbe in the position shown in dotted lines, and it is then stretched untilthe opposite end 3 of the contact member may be inserted within theaperture and the casing allowed to assume its normal shape. It will beunderstood that in the formation of these casings the same arepreferably molded in flattened tubular form in cross-section, so as tomore perfectly fit the common rectangular form of contact member of thenose-piece; but it is obvious that this particular formation is notessential.

I am aware that nose-pieces have hereto fore been provided with pads orcoverings of flexible material. Such nose-pieces, however, areconstructed to have a free projecting end over which the casing isforced along the contact-piece, and sometimes this projecting end isthen secured, while at other times it is not secured. In suchconstructions, however, it isnot possible to fit said coverings over anose-piece, as illustrated in the drawings, (a most commonconstruction,) wherein the contact-pieces extend on both sides of thearm, securing the same to the frame. I therefore make no claim to thebroad idea of applying a rubber member to the nose-piece of eyeglassesbut What I do claim is- F rubber having its ends closed and provided 1o0 1. As an article of manufacture, a covering peripherally with aprotected elastic opening, for the contact member of the nose-piece ofsubstantially as described.

eyeglasses, comprising a tubular member of In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature 5 rubber provided with a peripheral molded inpresenoe oftwo Witnesses.

opening, substantially as described. HORACE B. WOOD.

2. As an article of manufacture, a covering Witnesses: for the contactmember of the nose-piece of MARY G. REYNOLDS,

eyeglasses, comprising a tubular member of BERNARD E. LYNoH.

